Morgan Valley reads their way through summer

Although there are still a few weeks left before school begins, the end-of-summer reading party is a clear sign that summer is winding down. 

At the start of the summer, 1,117 people people signed up for the to read over the summer to earn prizes from the giant prize cabinet. With more than 336,000 minutes read and tracked over the summer, over 2,800 prizes were given out to children, teens, and adults. 

“Summer reading is always a favorite at the Morgan County Library,” said Children’s Librarian,  Alisa Rose. “We love to see people come in and get excited for reading. It’s something  that both parents and children can do together.”

The theme for this year’s reading program was “Adventure begins at your library.”

During story hour readers were able to explore pirates, camping, travel, night, space, beach, summer, trains and thieves.

The summer reading program came to an end on Thursday, July 25 at Riverside Park in conjunction with the county’s safety fair. Not only were kids able to make a pair of binoculars, but they were also able to learn the importance of wearing helmets while riding bikes, scooters and skateboards from the Weber-Morgan Health Department as they gave away free helmets. EMTs were on hand to give tours of the ambulance while firefighters taught about fire safety. A bus driver also brought her bus over to talk to parents and kids about bus safety. 

“We love our summer reading program and are excited to be able to offer this to our patrons every year,” said Erin Bott, Director of Morgan County Library. “Summer is a great time for kids, and adults, to fall in love with reading for pleasure. We hope our summer reading participants will continue to visit Morgan County Library to take advantage of all that we offer. Remember, adventure begins at your library all year long!” λ